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Will climate policy affect your job? Cities across Europe are insisting on a 'just transition,' ensuring that sustainable policies leave no one behind. Achieving this will mean helping people adjust with new skills and opportunities.
5 minute readThe SMILE project aims to improve the inclusion of migrants by providing coaching for employment and integration, supporting families and children in school, and generating conversations with migrant communities.
4 minute readJoin the Living-in.EU Digital Assembly on 9 October 2024 to explore how EU cities are shaping a people-centred digital future.
3 minute readAs Bilbao gears up to host the next Economic Development Forum meeting next October, Eurocities sat down with Mayor Juan Mari Aburto to discuss the city's remarkable transformation and vision for the future.
5 minute readKatarina Ivanković-Knežević, Director of Social Rights and Inclusion at the European Commission, speaks with Eurocities about the European Pillar of Social Rights and cities’ role in implementing its principles.
5 minute readMeet Kristiaan Borret, Brussels' Bouwmeester Maitre Architecte and discover how 'soft power' and innovative design governance are transforming urban landscapes in this edition of Urban Pioneers.
5 minute readAhead of next year's European elections, Burkhard Jung, President of Eurocities and Mayor of Leipzig, explains why cities are uniquely positioned to shape a sustainable and prosperous future for Europe.
4 minute readThe latest article in our Urban Pioneers series interviews Malmo's skateboarding coordinator. How can skateboarding enhance urban life, advocating for designs that accommodate and celebrate this vibrant subculture?
7 minute readTen cities have joined others in committing explicitly to the European Pillar of Social Rights in 2023, emphasising their role in creating a fairer Europe.
6 minute readOver three days, city representatives from all around Europe focused on empowering vulnerable groups following the multiple crises cities have faced in recent years, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, spikes in food and energy prices, migration, and climate-related disasters.
8 minute readExplore Vienna's gender equality strides with Ricarda Goetz-Preisner in our first Urban Pioneers interview on empowering women city-wide.
4 minute readOne week ahead of the Eurocities Social Affairs Forum, which is taking place in Lyon on 6-10 November 2023, Eurocities talked with Renaud Payre, Vice President of Lyon Metropole and responsible for Housing and Urban Policy.
6 minute readThe issue of food insecurity is one of the most pressing challenges of our age, writes Jérémy Camus, Vice-President of Lyon Métropole. If it is to keep the promises of the European Green Deal, the EU must develop ambitious sustainable food legislation.
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